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33 Statistics Summarizing the Year in Public Relations, Content Marketing, Social Media and SEO

Sword and the Script

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. And here we go…here are the benchmarks from 2017. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing.

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The Top PR Trends For 2017

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Here are the top new trends that are accelerating change in the practice of public relations and challenging old-timers as we move into 2017. If PR is all about content, it stands to reason that PR and SEO must work together, and that PR professionals should have more than a passing familiarity with SEO and web analytics. .”

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20 PR and Marketing Predictions for 2022

Sword and the Script

I recently saw new research showing that brand purpose is even more important to B2B buyers than to B2C customers, which is surprising but probably makes sense given the longer selling cycle and relationship to corporate reputation. An abbreviated version of this prediction was published by the Content Marketing Institute (see below). * * *.

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Hopes, Dreams and Sage Advice: 40+ Marketing and PR predictions for 2023

Sword and the Script

This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers. I also believe savvy content marketers are going to pay more attention to distribution – the who and how of content consumption.”.

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The Making of Cision: A Brief History of 15 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Technology Market into One Company

Sword and the Script

1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision. 2b) September 8, 2014: Outmarket. Cision spins off Outmarket , which had previously been the Vocus marketing Suite. 3) September 15, 2014: Visible Technologies. 4) October 22, 2014: Gorkana.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. You have to keep in mind, big corporations can have hundreds of law firms on what they call a “panel.”

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Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? 42 marketing and communications predictions for 2024

Sword and the Script

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. Continued consolidation of media outlets.

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